Postoperative Anatomical and Functional Success Rates of Pediatric Patients with Chronic Otitis Media: Our Experiences

AbstractThe preoperative and postoperative pure-tone hearing thresholds and anatomical graft success of pediatric patients who underwent chronic otitis mediasurgery with various indications were evaluated and the factors affecting success were examined.Pediatric patients aged 6 to 18  years, who underwent ear surgery for various reasons between January 1, 2013 and January 1, 2020 were included in the study. All patients included in the sample were assessed in terms of age (<  13 and ≥ 13 years), disease type (cholesteatoma, tympanosclerosis, adhesive otitis media, chronic suppurative otitis media, isolated or traumatic tympanic membrane perforation), surgery performed (type 1 tympanoplasty, canal wall-up mastoidectomy, and exploratory tympanotomy), condition of the contralateral ear (unilateral/bilateral disease), graft material (temporal muscle fascia/tragal cartilage), preoperative and postoperative pure-tone audiometry thresholds and hearing gains, and postoperative sixth-month functional and anatomical graft success. Anatomical graft success and funct ional success were also evaluated according to the type of surgery performed, type of disease, type of fascia used in surgery, condition of the contralateral ear, and age. No statistically significant difference was found between the groups in terms of anatomical graft success and functional success according to the type of surgery performed (p = 0.414 andp = 0.123, respectively) and type of disease (pâ€...
Source: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research